XML attribute similar to powershell keyword (count)

Question

I have an attribute "Count" in my xml , and when I am trying to access the values of the attribute it giving the count of the array

$Count = $xml.Para.Lic.Counter.Count

Any suggestions would be really helpful

Possibly a duplicate of stackoverflow.com/questions/12212452/… — Jay Buckman
– Jay Buckman, Commented Jun 16, 2017 at 18:56
@Jay Buckman:Actually I am trying the same way $Count = $xml.Para.Lic.Counter I select Count , but still its giving the count of array not values — chandaluri Pegasian
– chandaluri Pegasian, Commented Jun 16, 2017 at 19:02

NetMage · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-16 19:30:00Z

1

You can use single quotes around names:

$Count = $xml.Para.Lic.Counter.'Count'

However, if 'Counter' is an array, you need to access an instance to get the attribute value:

    $Count = $xml.Para.Lic.Counter[0].Count

answered Jun 16, 2017 at 19:30

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Thanks for the reply , I am still not able to fetch the values , its still taking count

taking count of what?

Eric Hodges · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-16 20:17:22Z

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Both of these work. Maybe there is something else wrong with your XML?

$xml = Get-Content test.xml      
$xml.catalog.counter.Count
$xml.catalog.counter.'Count'

Loading the following test.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<catalog>
    <counter count="150">
    </counter>
</catalog>

answered Jun 16, 2017 at 20:17

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